St. Cecilia Society
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The St. Cecilia Society was founded in Charles Towne, South Carolina as a music society. Today the St. Cecilia is an annual ball in Charleston, South Carolina where debutantes are presented to society. There has been a St. Cecilia Ball in the city of Charleston every year since 1821.
Only the men of the first families of Charleston—those with deep-rooted connections that stretch back to the city’s founding—are invited to be members. The Society is overseen by a 16-member Board of Managers who run it without question. According to tradition, no one who is divorced can be invited, but this was relaxed in 2006. Membership rules today also don’t deviate from the standard set down in the 19th century; only those gentlemen whose grandfathers were members may be invited to join, and women are subject to special regulations. Ladies from out of town may attend if invited, provided they meet family requirements.
- Source: The Rites Of St. Cecilia; Charleston Magazine; James Hutchisson
Per a lawsuit found in South Carolina Archives http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/ (SAINT CECILIA SOCIETY VS JAMES ALEXANDER WRIGHT, SUMMARY PROCESS ROLL), The St. Cecilia Society existed as early as 2 June 1800.
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